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Would medullary sponge kidney disease cause blood to taste metallic? also is alcohol okay to drink with this disease

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No, yes: This is a common, very mild health problem which predisposes to kidney stones. Drink plenty of water if you have medullary sponge kindey

Answered 9/25/2017

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